Dieting and Fat Loss

[Soul12]

Okay I have a question about burning fat. I read everywhere that you should do cardio at your target heart rate for burning fat or the fat burning zone, which is like 60-70% of max heart rate. So if a person is burning fat while in this zone, why can't a person just lose weight like this. Something doesn't seem right because I have ran my entire life and the fat doesn't go away unless I cut calories on a cut like most diet plans. So what is the purpose of this fat burning heart rate zone if it doesn't rid you of bodyfat on its own. Can any experts out there explain this to me please?

 

[ThreeGigs]

You burn fat while running, after about 20 minutes once blood glucose and glycogen reserves are depleted.
Then you regain the fat because you eat too much.
Stop eating too much. If you eat more than you burn, you're not going to lose any fat, period.

 

[Soul12]

You burn fat while running, after about 20 minutes once blood glucose and glycogen reserves are depleted.
Then you regain the fat because you eat too much.
Stop eating too much. If you eat more than you burn, you're not going to lose any fat, period.

Thanks for the reply.

 

[sosc]

Unless you are at a caloric deficit (meaning that you are
consuming less calories than you use) you are going to be
burning the excess calories that you are consuming when running.

At an intersection with running and diet you'll hit a tipping
point where weight loss is possible.

To add on to your example it is certainly possible to not cut your
calories and lose weight, but to hit that tipping point you'll need
to run for a longer amount of time.